Ecology of saprotrophic basidiomycetes /
The breadth and depth of understanding of many areas concerning basidiomycetes has increased dramatically since the premier publication of Frankland et al., Decomposer Basidiomycetes: their Biology and Ecology. New vistas have opened up with the advent of powerful computing, modelling and molecular...
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Elsevier Academic Press,
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Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; Boston : |
Publication Dates: | 2008. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
Series: |
British Mycological Society symposium series ; 28. |
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Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/02750287/28 |
Summary: |
The breadth and depth of understanding of many areas concerning basidiomycetes has increased dramatically since the premier publication of Frankland et al., Decomposer Basidiomycetes: their Biology and Ecology. New vistas have opened up with the advent of powerful computing, modelling and molecular approaches helping to greatly increase the general understanding of the ecology of basidiomycetes. This is tantamount to understanding the role of fungi in natural ecosystems since they are major agents of decomposition and nutrient cycling. These remarcable advances have been incorporated into this volume that discusses all aspects of saprotrophic basidiomycete ecology. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiii, 372 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9780123741851 0123741858 |
Index Number: | QK628 |
CLC: | Q949.329 |
Contents: |
The basidiomycete life-style -- Basidiomycete interactions with each other and with other fungi and with other organisms -- Structure and function of basidiomycete communities. Basidiomycete life-style -- Mycelial networks: structure and dynamics / Enzymes of saprotrophic basidiomycetes / Mycelial networks: nutrient uptake, translocation and role in ecosystems / Ecophysiology: impact of environment on growth, synthesis of compatible solutes and enzyme production / Fruit bodies: their production and development in relation to environment / Interactions with other organisms -- Interactions between saprotrophic fungi / Interactions between saprotrophic basidiomycetes and bacteria / Interactions between basidiomycota and invertebrates / Basidiomycete communities: structure and function -- Distribution and function of litter basidiomycetes in coniferous forests / Distribution and role of mat-forming saprobic basidiomycetes in a tropical forest / Basidiomycete community development in temperate angiosperm wood / Wood-decay basidiomycetes in boreal forests: distribution and community development / Distribution patterns of wood-decay basidiomycetes at the landscape to global scale / Saprotrophic basidiomycetes in grasslands: distribution and function / Ecology of marine and freshwater basidiomycetes / Conservation: selection criteria and approaches / |